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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney
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| term_end        = 1995
| 1blankname      = Vice-Chancellor
| 1namedata        = [[Syed Zahoor Qasim]]<br/>Bashiruddin Ahmad
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| successor        = Khurshed Alam Khan
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| term_start1      = 14 June 1984
| term_end1        = 21 February 1988
| appointer1      = [[Zail Singh]]
| 1blankname1      = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1      = [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi]]
| predecessor1    = [[Ganpatrao Devji Tapase]]
| successor1      = [[Hari Anand Barari]]
| office2          = [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]
| status2          = Additional charge
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| term_end2        = 10 January 1988
| appointer2      = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
| 1blankname2      = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2      = [[Virbhadra Singh]]
| predecessor2    = [[Rustom K. S. Ghandhi]]
| successor2      = Rustom K. S. Ghandhi
| office3          = [[List of governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]
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| appointer3      = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
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| predecessor3    = [[Lallan Prasad Singh]]
| successor3      = [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
| office4          = [[List of governors of Tripura|Governor of Tripura]]
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| 1namedata4      = [[Nripen Chakraborty]]
| predecessor4    = Lallan Prasad Singh
| successor4      = K. V. Krishna Rao
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| term_end5        = 11 June 1984
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| 1namedata5      = [[Rishang Keishing]]
| predecessor5    = Lallan Prasad Singh
| successor5      = K. V. Krishna Rao
| office6          = [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]]
| term_start6      = 29 February 1980
| term_end6        = 12 August 1981
| predecessor6    = T. C. A. Srinivasavaradan
| successor6      = [[T. N. Chaturvedi]]
}}
'''Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney''' (14 August 1924 – 7 February 2014)<ref>{{cite book|title=Hindustan Year-book and Who's who|year=1988|publisher=MC Sarkar|location=Calcutta|page=29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXpDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Burney,+Sayed+Muzaffar+Hussain%22+IAS}}</ref> was a [[civil servant]], governor of the states of [[Tripura]], [[Nagaland]], [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] and a chairman of the [[National Minorities Commission]].
'''Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney''' (14 August 1924 – 7 February 2014)<ref>{{cite book|title=Hindustan Year-book and Who's who|year=1988|publisher=MC Sarkar|location=Calcutta|page=29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXpDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Burney,+Sayed+Muzaffar+Hussain%22+IAS}}</ref> was a [[civil servant]], governor of the states of [[Tripura]], [[Nagaland]], [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]] and a chairman of the [[National Minorities Commission]].


Burney was an alumnus of the Bareilly College in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY – Alumni|url=http://www.bareillycollege.org/Alumni.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219044047/http://bareillycollege.org/Alumni.html|archive-date=19 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Services]] of the Orissa cadre where he went on to become the chief secretary of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHIEF SECRETARIES OF ODISHA FROM 1936|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/504.pdf}}</ref> Between 1981 and 1984, he served as the governor of [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]], [[List of Governors of Tripura|Tripura]] and [[List of Governors of Manipur|Manipur]] and from 1987 to 1988, as the [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and Haryana.<ref>{{cite web|title=States after 1947 M-W|url=http://rulers.org/indstat4.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|title=Notes On The Great Indian Circus|year=2001|location=New Delhi|pages=186|isbn=9780141005768|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7LC-_Ep5IcC&q=%22S.M.H.+Burney%22&pg=PA186}}</ref> He was also a member and later chairman of the Fourth and Fifth  Minority Commissions from 1988 to 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=National Commission for Minorities|url=http://iaspreparationonline.com/2012/08/17/national-commission-for-minorities/}}</ref> and was the chancellor of the [[Jamia Millia Islamia University]] in Delhi from 1990 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamia Millia Islamia – History|url=http://jmi.ac.in/aboutjamia/profile/history/Past_Chancellors_Profile-15/Janab_SMH_Burney-2181}}</ref>
Burney was an alumnus of the Bareilly College in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY – Alumni|url=http://www.bareillycollege.org/Alumni.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219044047/http://bareillycollege.org/Alumni.html|archive-date=19 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Services|Indian Administrative Service]] of the Orissa cadre where he went on to become the chief secretary of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHIEF SECRETARIES OF ODISHA FROM 1936|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/504.pdf}}</ref> He served as Home Secretary to the Government of India from February 1980 to August 1981. Between 1981 and 1984, he served as the governor of [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]], [[List of Governors of Tripura|Tripura]] and [[List of Governors of Manipur|Manipur]] and from 1987 to 1988, as the [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] and Haryana.<ref>{{cite web|title=States after 1947 M-W|url=http://rulers.org/indstat4.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|title=Notes On The Great Indian Circus|year=2001|location=New Delhi|pages=186|isbn=9780141005768|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7LC-_Ep5IcC&q=%22S.M.H.+Burney%22&pg=PA186}}</ref> He was also a member and later chairman of the Fourth and Fifth  Minority Commissions from 1988 to 1992<ref>{{cite web|title=National Commission for Minorities|url=http://iaspreparationonline.com/2012/08/17/national-commission-for-minorities/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222150140/http://iaspreparationonline.com/2012/08/17/national-commission-for-minorities/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> and was the chancellor of the [[Jamia Millia Islamia University]] in Delhi from 1990 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamia Millia Islamia – History|url=http://jmi.ac.in/aboutjamia/profile/history/Past_Chancellors_Profile-15/Janab_SMH_Burney-2181}}</ref>


Burney authored the work ''Iqbal: Poet – Patriot of India''.<ref>{{cite web|title=States after 1947 M-W|url=http://rulers.org/indstat4.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|title=Notes On The Great Indian Circus|year=2001|location=New Delhi|pages=186|isbn=9780141005768|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7LC-_Ep5IcC&q=%22S.M.H.+Burney%22&pg=PA186}}</ref>
Burney authored the work ''Iqbal: Poet – Patriot of India''.<ref>{{cite web|title=States after 1947 M-W|url=http://rulers.org/indstat4.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|title=Notes On The Great Indian Circus|year=2001|location=New Delhi|pages=186|isbn=9780141005768|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7LC-_Ep5IcC&q=%22S.M.H.+Burney%22&pg=PA186}}</ref>
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Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney
Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia
In office
1990–1995
Vice-ChancellorSyed Zahoor Qasim
Bashiruddin Ahmad
Preceded byKhurshed Alam Khan
Succeeded byKhurshed Alam Khan
Governor of Haryana
In office
14 June 1984 – 21 February 1988
Appointed byZail Singh
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Bishnoi
Preceded byGanpatrao Devji Tapase
Succeeded byHari Anand Barari
Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Additional charge
In office
2 December 1987 – 10 January 1988
Appointed byRamaswamy Venkataraman
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Preceded byRustom K. S. Ghandhi
Succeeded byRustom K. S. Ghandhi
Governor of Nagaland
In office
10 August 1981 – 12 June 1984
Appointed byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Chief MinistersJohn Bosco Jasokie
S. C. Jamir
Preceded byLallan Prasad Singh
Succeeded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Governor of Tripura
In office
14 August 1981 – 13 June 1984
Appointed byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Chief MinisterNripen Chakraborty
Preceded byLallan Prasad Singh
Succeeded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Governor of Manipur
In office
18 August 1981 – 11 June 1984
Appointed byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Chief MinisterRishang Keishing
Preceded byLallan Prasad Singh
Succeeded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Union Home Secretary
In office
29 February 1980 – 12 August 1981
Preceded byT. C. A. Srinivasavaradan
Succeeded byT. N. Chaturvedi
Personal details
Born(1924-08-14)14 August 1924
Died7 February 2014(2014-02-07) (aged 89)

Sayed Muzaffar Hussain Burney (14 August 1924 – 7 February 2014)[1] was a civil servant, governor of the states of Tripura, Nagaland, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and a chairman of the National Minorities Commission.

Burney was an alumnus of the Bareilly College in Uttar Pradesh.[2] He was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the Orissa cadre where he went on to become the chief secretary of the state.[3] He served as Home Secretary to the Government of India from February 1980 to August 1981. Between 1981 and 1984, he served as the governor of Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur and from 1987 to 1988, as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.[4][5] He was also a member and later chairman of the Fourth and Fifth Minority Commissions from 1988 to 1992[6] and was the chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi from 1990 to 1995.[7]

Burney authored the work Iqbal: Poet – Patriot of India.[8][9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Hindustan Year-book and Who's who. Calcutta: MC Sarkar. 1988. p. 29.
  2. ↑ "BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY – Alumni". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "CHIEF SECRETARIES OF ODISHA FROM 1936" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "States after 1947 M-W".
  5. ↑ Singh, Khushwant (2001). Notes On The Great Indian Circus. New Delhi. p. 186. ISBN 9780141005768.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "National Commission for Minorities". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jamia Millia Islamia – History".
  8. ↑ "States after 1947 M-W".
  9. ↑ Singh, Khushwant (2001). Notes On The Great Indian Circus. New Delhi. p. 186. ISBN 9780141005768.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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